Spare-tire carrier.



K-MELLLCKE. SPARE TIRE CMRIER. APPLICATION FILED MAY3I. 1916.

Patented July 24, 1917.

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KARL FILCKE, GF'INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

I SPARE-rms CARRIER.

denty x"of Indianapolis, in'

certain- 'new and y invention; relates to" carriesjforu p4 tiresl or" sparerwheelslon automobiles, and' tires "or-wheelsI are beard-eene ide? i unbamncingt'h obst-,inisting entrance t0 ed ofi.

fifth@ In` the of *the aule. Meinungen@ are or caror-xrremovingthesame liability tof'flemas@ biacketsf'ete.; 'atthe' rear of the Attempts" gveqbeen: made to overcome ytbe' rovision of tire comthe ,b ogy but these compartbody, and prevented 'the use lof` the tail i end 'of lthe car :for storage of suit-cases, or

, "'otherarticles."

By means of'my m s' `whereby the tires maybe lllirotex'zted against theft, dirt rain, etc.,

physical eilort is neededto storeor to remove the tires, whereby the rattling o the tires so common now is overcome, whereby tire covers are there is no liabilityof damage to the frail brackets, etc., at the rear of thecar, which overcomes the neeeity forthe straps used at present, and which does not interfere in the slightest degree with the body design.

My invention is fully described in the yfollowing companying drawingsform a part, in which like characters referto like parts in each ofthe views, and in which re 1 is a top plan view of my invention 1n closed condition and showin its relative position with respect to the sil e bars of the chassis;

specincation of Letters Patent. 4 i 'i Application led .Hay 31,

to fthe relaile beneath the [body ereby no great nsed with, whereby specification, of which the ac-4 Patented July 24, i912.

191e. serial No. 100,774.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1';

F i 3 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but show- -fing' tiiearrier open, a spare tire therein, anda spare wheel partly removed therefrom; and i l]4 `i'g. 4 isV a 1 rear View ther-eef, partly Referring tov the drawings, 5 represents the rear endeifof the side bars ofen automobile joined,in presen(- enibcdinient of my .invention, by-a transverse channel oar '-6 whichV isbracedby plates 7, Fig. 1, and I @provide brackets 8 at the dip insaid side bars joined by a bar 9 arranged above the port therefor,

Bolted or otherwise secured to the trans verse bar 6 is `a segmental casing 10 also susendedfr'om the bar -9 by means of a pivot lt `11 passed therethrough' and through a supplemental .segmental casing 12 'of less partly thereinto, whereby4 the casing 12 may vpivot 11 and upon a supplemental pivot 13 m'the lower part of said casings, to present the open side of the casing 12 to the rear of the automobile,

The casing 12 is provided with a substantially circular floor plate 14 extending Within the casing 10 when the carrier is closed and projecting Well to the rear of the same when open, and saidcasin 12 is also provided with a segmental horizontal partition late 15 for the upper spare tire 16 indicated E dotted lines, with a spring tire retainer 1 above'the tire 16, with Va s ring retainer 18 for the spare wheel 19 indicated by dot ted lines, with a securing strap 20 for the spare wheel, and with a rod 21 connecting the inner ends of the segmental partition Plate 15.

.When the carrier is open, as shown in Fig. 3, it is easy and simple enter the are tire and spare wheel into their respective positions and the strap 20 secured to the latter,

diameter than the casing 10 andprojected centeno-the carrier and serving as a supafter which the casing 12 with the contained tire and wheel is swung on its pivots into the Inorder .to insure the.

insure lock operation I may provide a detent indicated by dotted lines'at 23, Fig. 1, but this and other details are subject to modification to meet tastes and conditions.

My carrier occupies the position of the gasolene tank in somt makes of automobile, and will usually be v. ithin the .tonneau or rear deck so as not to mcrease the length of the automobile and so as to prevent injury thereto. Aside Vfrom the above feat `res, the visibility of the rear license plate and rear lamp is not affected by my carrier, nor is the balance of the automobile, and in view of the fact that only plain surfaces are presented it is much easier to clean the car.

As Will be understood, I reserve the right to make such changes in and modifications of the specific. form shown and described, provided such changes come within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appendedclaims. W. y

Having fully described my invention, what I claimV as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A. spare tire or Wheel carrier, comprisi ing a segmental casing adapted to be secured to the chassis of an automobile, and a second segmental easing pivoted to the first casing to swing into the same and provided in its lower portionv with a member projecting'beyond its open side and with means for securing a tire or Wheel therein. 'n

2. A spare tire carrier for an automobile, comprising two segmental casings in pivotal connection and rotatable one Within the other, said inner casing having a substantially cireular Hoor extended into said outer easing when said carrier is closed and extended beyond said carrier when the latter is open, and means for securing said carrier to an automobile. 4 4

- KARL FEILCKE. 'I 

